Sarah Schoenholtz

Debate '08 @ Hofstra

2008-10-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

On October 7th, Professor Krochmal e-mailed everyone in our former JRNL 80 class via Facebook about helping him out with the debate. I immediately emailed him back saying I was ready to help with anything! We met at his office October 14th at 2:30pm and discussed what I would be doing. I was thrilled! I also took it upon myself to bring in some coffee that was free as per my mark out at work, and some tongs, for the hot dogs that we were to have for lunch/dinner...and a spoon, to serve the relish for those hot dogs.

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On October 14th, I noticed an exhibit outside of CV Starr Hall at Hofstra and decided to cover it. It was about the soldiers who had died in the war in Iraq in New York State. I had already borrowed a FlipCam from the Equipment Room at Dempster Hall and interviewed the woman who was running the exhibit. My video can be seen here.

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On October 15th, covering the debate and all of its goings on on campus was amazing!! I woke up at 7AM since I was so exicted and went to Starbucks to get my marked out coffee and something for myself. I must have been really excited because I dropped my drink and made the baristas clean it up. I'm sorry!!!

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I got to campus at around 8:30 AM and went to grab some free breakfast at a tent near Barnard and Calkins Halls on campus.

This was in preparation for the Brian Lehrer Sho w brought to Hofstra by WNYC. I was in attendance at the show and was able to catch an interview with Lehrer. I apologize for misspelling his name on my video, and if I could, I would go into it and fix it. I am sorry Mr. Lehrer.

The radio show was very nice. There were 2 speakers at first, both Debate Team members at Hofstra University. One named Drew and the other was Sid Nathan. They are both also members of POISE, the speech making group/club on campus.

After listening to Drew, a Republican and Sid, a Democrat, state their cases, Brian Lehrer brought on more guests. I don't remember exactly who it was, but it was amazing listening to everyone. Brian was able to integrate the guests and us, the audience into his show, so that the listeners to his radio program all over the world, didn't know who was who. Which was utterly amazing!

Later in the broadcast we talked about college tuition for Lehrer's '30 issues in 30 days' segment. It was the 2nd hour of the show. Many students in the audience, including high school students, Hofstra students, Stony Brook students and others from a French school in Africa, as well as faculty members and some parents....all were shocked at the amount of money that college, especially Hofstra, costs. Everyone hoped that the next President of the United States can do something about that.

After the radio broadcast, I went to the NewsHub at Hofstra's Dempster Hall to create a video package for Professor Krochmal. My final piece can be seen at Nassau News. Amanda, my friend from my Mass media class last semester, helped me create that video.

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Afterwards, we went to Memorial Hall so that we could make her project work. We fiddled around with our Maranz (sp?), a fancy audio recorder and were able to make it work...although the headphones didn't and it was really a bad scenario. We just decided to record and hope for the best.

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Off to the Student Center at Hofstra University! We went to Issue Ally and saw Amanda's roomie, Mallory was the Italian club, Ciao, table helping them promote themselves and their issue that they stood for. After that, we went to get some buttons and were able to get a Hofstra Debate '08 button as a souvenir, which was so cool since there weren't any other give-a-ways that we could take advantage of.

After Issue Ally, Amanda and I set off to grab some "silly interviews" for her radio assignment. We conlcuded to ask the public if they could have a super power what would it be and why. Many people answered our question and we were easily able to get her one minute of "the voice of the people" that she needed. After that, we went to her dorm to chill out. Oops, before we went to her dorm, Amanda and I stopped at Dutch Treats to get deli sandwiches.

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Mallory came back to the dorm and I was able to interview her for my "writing for broadcast" class assignment of a 30 second audio interview of me and someone else. I asked her about the diner she used to work at and its unhealthy practices. (I ended up handing in the assignment one day late, getting an 83 and minus-ing 25 points since it was late and ending up with an darn 58!) Bu, had I handed it in on time, I would've gotten an 83, so it was darn good assignment then!

At around six o'clock, Amanda and I went to the Student Center again. We stopped by a huge section of stuff that Mallory had told us about and I was able to make some buttons!! (Finally, give-a-ways!) CNN had sponsored the button making and I made mine say "Vote For President" instead of including Obama or McCain's name...and "I'm Pro Free Press" instead of including a real issue I support. (Journalists are supposed to be unbiased)

We got to see some really cool stuff and my personal videos of this are on my Blip Channel.

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At around seven o'clock, Amanda and I went to Dempster Hall. She had some editing to do of her radio assignment and I was off to do some fact checking! LIVE!!!!

Professors Fischkin and Goodman were in the room with us, we were in room 142 in Dempster at Hofstra. There were about 10 students in the room with me, and we were adjacent to the NewsHub and were able to see what was going on in there. Professor Krochmal had hot dogs and other noshes for us to enjoy as well as coffee!

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I decided I needed some dinner and the hot dogs looked odd, so I went to Bits and Bytes in Memorial Hall, but it was closed. So I went to the Student Center and got something to eat. I brought it back to room 142 in Dempster Hall and was able to eat it during the broadcast of the debate.

David Gordon, another student of Professor Krochmal, was in charge of what we needed to find and when. During the pre-debate show on C-Span and CNN, David had us look up things that raised eyebrows.

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During the debate, that is also what we did. When McCain or Obama said something questionable, we immediately looked it up. The turn around was really fast. Everything was being broadcast on Nassau News. It was so cool and so much fun!!!

During the broadcast, when Joe The Plumber was mentioned, Professor Fischkin suggested that we look up a Joe Plumber in Long Island. I found one in Williston Park, NY and called him right away. I left a message for him (and he called me back the next day while I was grocery shopping).

All in all, it was an amazing experience. On my way home, I was floating! This is definitely what I want to do in life! If anything, this confirmed it for me.

Censorship in Nassau County - Print Article

2008-04-16T10:17:00.001-07:00

Censorship is a major problem in Nassau County public schools and libraries, according to the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). That is why, executive director Tara Keenan-Thomson says it is necessary to present a traveling exhibit about censorship and its consequences, to public libraries in the County.

Danielle Hindieh, graduate of C.W. Post, began a chapter of the NYCLU on campus a few years ago. Her experiences were “enlightening” as a college student and she is proud of her accomplishments. She said that the school administration was very conservative and seemed against the idea of beginning this organization on campus. However, widespread campus involvement in signing petitions changed the school administration’s mind.

Alex Erlich, graduate of Locust Valley High School and current Hofstra University junior, recalls how in high school he was unable to “to search for any images [online] at all for fear that we would search for pornographic things.” This was shocking to Erlich and his high school colleagues, despite their signatures on an Acceptable Use Policy for the internet that many schools have adopted.

Thomson, and the NYCLU, want to “let people know that censorship is alive and well…we need to beware of all the different kinds on censorship [that there is] because a lot of people don’t realize censorship is happening in the schools and in the libraries.” She did offer some empathy to teachers, since Thomson is a former instructor, saying that “often times librarians don’t realize it or teachers don’t realize that they are censoring when they are…they don’t realize the impact that might have on the students education and the public’s education.” She adds that, “we want people to just be aware that this is alive and well and we need to guard against it.”

Throughout the month of April, the censorship exhibit will be at the Locust Valley Library. When asked about their censorship practices, the Library offered no comment. Later in the summer, the exhibit will continue all throughout Long Island’s public libraries. Thomson explained that public schools did not have enough space to devote to this exhibit, which is why they are not hosting it.

Overall, censorship is an issue that is still highly controversial. According to the American Library Association, there are still books that are being banned around the country. The list of books includes, “Harry Potter” by JK Rowling, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou, and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain. Citizens are not able to enjoy the books that they’re entitled to by their first amendment rights.

Censorship Project Photographs

2008-04-16T09:39:00.001-07:00

Page 1 from the censorship exhibit Tara Keenan-Thomson, Executive Director for Nasasu Chapter of NYCLU

Production Memo

2008-04-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

Production Memo:

This project was difficult. I originally wanted to do this project on illegal housing in Hempstead, NY; then I changed my mind to reporting on the hunger situation in Hempstead, NY. After much deliberation, I finally changed my mind to covering censorship in Nassau public schools and libraries.

After visiting the Locust Valley Library, in Locust Valley NY in the North Shore, I decided that this was an important topic to be discussed.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Nassau Chapter, has a floating exhibit at the libraries of Nassau County throughout the summer.

After not being allowed to film or take pictures, according to the library, I contacted the Nassau NYCLU chapter.

The Locust Valley Library would not allow me to interview them at all, about their censorship or lack of, rules. The library’s director, Ms. Schoen (no relation to me) refused to let me question her without a copy of my questions be sent to her superiors. After said questions were sent, no responses were given to me from numerous phone calls and emails left in her inbox.

I decided to interview the Nassau NYCLU, of which executive director Tara Keenan-Thomson was more than happy to meet with me a few times over the phone and finally in person when she returned from vacation.

When multiple requests to interview school administrators turned up nothing, I turned to Facebook. Facebook granted me access to former Locust Valley High School students. Many of those students most likely received an email from me requesting to interview them for this project. One student, Alex Erlich, was kind enough to meet with me. At 9:00pm, we conducted our interview.

Meeting the deadline was another story. Since my contacts were almost un-contactable, meeting the first Monday at noon deadline was virtually impossible. However, this project was a lot of fun. This is definitely what my passion is, digging and asking questions.

Transcription of Censorship Movie and Interviews

2008-04-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

Sarah Schoenholtz: Reporting for Nassau News, this is Sarah Schoenholtz

Interview with Danielle Hindieh:

And, uh, eventually they allowed us to start the civil liberties union, uh we held voter registration drives, we held anti Bush rallies, uh, we held, uh, panel discussions where we had experts come in from all different sides of, you know, the political spectrum and debate we talked about censorship, we talked about, um, you know, uh, the Iraq war, we talked about Afghanistan, um, it was actually a really enlightening period, um, in college because you got to see, you know, things from all around you, got to find out what your rights were in this country, um, and so I was glad that we started the chapter at CW post, um, and you know it continues to this day, so…

Interview with Tara Keenan-Thomson, Executive Director of NYCLU Nassau County chapter.

Sarah Schoenholtz: What is the basis of the ex that u are presenting currently in the Locust Valley Library.

Tara Keenan-Thomson: uh, well it’s an example on censorship in public schools and libraries, and it deals with specific instances of censorship throughout America and there’s, there’s, uh, a good few examples of censorship that have censorship that has happened in Long Island

Schoenholtz: Do you have any specific ex’s of censorship on Long Island or in Nassau County that you could recall?

T: :laughs: – I’m sure I do, yeah, well I mean there’s the famous Island Trees case which um which went to United States Supreme Court and that case involved a school bored taking books off the shelf, um, from the school library, uh, because they were listed on um, you know, some organizations list as, um, I think the quote was ‘un-American, uh, anti Semitic ,and just plain filthy’ something like that so, um, so they went and took those books off the shelf and um and students actually then, um, wanted to sue based on their access to information and 1^st amendment, so, we did represented them and that went all the way up the Supreme Court and it became a landmark decision that once the books are on the self the stay on the shelf

S: I read that in the pamphlet that you had out there, I actually took one if that’s ok?

T: Yeah, sure.

S: Ok, ok and what are you doing or hoping to do or hoping to change by presenting this exhibit in local libraries?

T: um basically what we want to do is let people know that censorship is alive and well. And that we need to beware of all the different kinds on censorship because a lot of people don’t realize um that you know censorship is happening in the schools and in the libraries and, um, you know, often times librarians don’t realize it or teachers don’t realize that they are censoring when they’re, when they’re, doing different things and they don’t realize the impact that that might have on the students education and the public’s education so, so we want people to just be aware that this is alive and well and we need to guard against it.

S: Are you meeting any opposition from the libraries or schools that you wanted to put this exhibit in?

T: No.

S: No, well that’s good. – And is there anything for schools and libraries that are being censored now? Like is there any censorship that you know of that is happening in the most recent 2000 years, I mean like 2000 until now?

T: Censorship happens every day, you know, I can rattle off a million different examples of times where, uh, a teacher may change the language of a play that they’re performing often ties if they have a Broadway style play that they perform, um, they tend to be very sexually suggestive and so they may have teachers trying to um figure out what the line is between having a fifteen year old get on stage and do you know perform a sexually suggestive dance for example and um and freedom of expression and um freedom, freedom of access to ideas. And so it’s a very hard thing to balance for teachers, having been a teacher, I understand that, um, so I mean it literally, I don’t have examples of things having gone to the courts, um, in the past year but, um, but having worked in schools having worked with people who’ve worked in schools um and libraries, it’s something everybody must battle against, the instinct to just shield, um, students and and its something that everybody must weigh and come out with, um, their own approach to it and hopefully with this exhibit they can look and see how different schools and libraries have approached it, um, and successfully gotten through it.

S: Do any students or have any students in the most recent, maybe 5 to 7 years, come to you or your organization and asked for help, saying “Hi I’m being censored, can you help me out?”

T: Um, not specifically in terms of their expression, but their access to ideas, yes, we had one student from a Nassau County school saying that they’re not getting any sex education.

S: I’m assuming it’s a public school?

T: Yes.

S: Ok.

T: And that the only thing being taught in that particular public school is abstinence only, and it’s kind of shocking when u think, oh we’re from NY, and you know, we already know the rules about this, and we know what we can and can’t do, you we sort of take, un we see ourselves of NY exceptionalists, like it doesn’t happen here, because we’re so liberal, or we’re so open to these ideas, we’re so multicultural, and that like of thing but actually in um, in places like this, where you have a lot of, uh, um, you know, different school systems and that kind of thing it can happen and that it can happen very easily because it not under, you know, 1 you know, huge system’s control, you know.

Interview with Alex Ehrlich, graduate of Locust Valley High School; Current Hofstra University Junior

Sarah Schoenholtz: May I have your name please?

Alex Ehrlich: Alex Ehrlich

S: And what was your experience at Locust Valley High School?

E: about censorship, I guess?

S: Of censorship, yes.

E: You weren’t allowed to search for any images at all for fear that we would search for pornographic things, that’s what they said at least.

S: That’s interesting. Were you ever, were you allowed to look for something as simple as a chair? Or no because…?

E: You had to have a librarian or a teacher assign in and override all the security things they had in place.

S: Was there any type of acceptable use policy for the internet that you signed, as a freshman, with your family?

E: There probably was yes.

S: And do you remember if that said anything like, no image searching?

E: I didn’t read it.

S: Ok.

Sarah, closing statement:

So the war against censorship is not over, there are books that are still being challenged today in pub schools across the country, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Citizens are not able to enjoy the books that they’re entitled to by their first amendment rights. This is Sarah Schoenholtz, for Nassau News, thank you.

Transcription of Movie:

Reporting for Nassau News, this is Sarah Schoenholtz

Alex Ehrlich: You weren’t allowed to search for any images at all for fear that we would search for pornographic things, that’s what they said at least.

Danielle Hindieh: they allowed us to start the civil liberties union, uh we held voter registration drives, we talked about censorship, I was glad that we started the chapter at CW post.

Tara Keenan-Thomson: it’s an example on censorship in public schools and libraries, and it deals with specific instances of censorship throughout America. [There are] A few examples of censorship that have censorship that has happened in Long Island. I mean there’s the famous Island Trees case which um which went to United States Supreme Court and that case involved a school bored taking books off the shelf, students, wanted to sue based on their access to information and it became a landmark decision that once the books are on the self the stay on the shelf. Let people know that censorship is alive and well.

Song playing in background, “Banned in the USA” by 2 Live Crew while montage of Censorship Exhibit images from NYCLU Nassau Chapter, posted in Nassau County libraries over the summer 2008.

Hunger in Hempstead NY

2008-03-12T15:26:00.000-07:00

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Starbucks Coffee Company donation guidelines for people and organizations who want to receive donations from the company.

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Starbucks Coffee Company partner giving back page. Rules about giving back to ones community utilizing the Starbucks Matching Gifts Program.

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http://www.muninetguide.com/states/new_york/municipality/Hempstead.php

Hempstead NY municipal related research.

Hempstead Demographics

Population - 755,924

Latino

11.5%

White

69%

Black

14.8%

Asian

3.5%

Other

2000 U.S. Census data

The median age for residents in Hempstead, NY is 37.6 (this is older than average age in the U.S.).

Families (non-single residences) represent 78.4% of the population, giving Hempstead a higher than average concentration of families.

http://www.hwcli.com/?PageID=537

The Long Island Anti-Hunger Task Force

HISTORY

With generous funding provided by Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger and The Nutrition Consortium of New York State, the Long Island Anti-Hunger Taskforce was launched in 1991. The Anti-Hunger Task Force is a collaboration of public and private agencies, community-based organizations and individuals committed to preventing and reducing hunger on Long Island.

The Anti-Hunger Taskforce unites community agencies through a network of resources helping to eradicate hunger on Long Island. The Task Force convenes regularly to bring together a cross section of health and human service providers, government agencies, advocates, and community leaders to openly discuss how to enhance the delivery of nutritional services on Long Island. (Click here to go to HWC's calendar for upcoming meeting dates.)

The charge to the Taskforce is:

o to share information and resources;

o to review amendments to programs, polices and regulations;

o to develop strategies to influence public policies and legislation related to reducing hunger on Long Island; and

o to provide educational opportunities to organizations, businesses and the public regarding hunger prevention.

Initiated over a decade ago, the Anti-Hunger Task Force has proven to be both effective and influential in addressing hunger as a problem for the region's poorer families. The Long Island Anti-Hunger Task Force sponsors an annual public forum to share information and resources; review changes in programs, policies, and regulations; and develop strategies to ensure the delivery of services to Long Island's vulnerable.

In 2006, the Taskforce held its seventh annual Hunger Forum, entitled “Building the Anti-Hunger Movement on Long Island“, featuring Joel Berg from New York City Coalition Against Hunger and Paul Tonna former Suffolk County Legislator. In 2005, the Hunger Forum featured a project sponsored by the Ford Foundation in which Bonnie McEwan and Joan Grangenois Thomas from Douglas Gould & Company presented “Framing the Message to Win.” In 2004, New York Times journalist and author of American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids and a Nation’s Drive to End Welfare, Jason DeParle gave the keynote address at the 5th Annual Hunger Forum.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cinthia Gonzales
Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
One Helen Keller Way, 4th Floor
Hempstead, NY 11550
Office: (516) 483-1110 ext. 431
Fax: (516) 483-4794
cgonzales@hwcli.com

http://www.hungerinamerica.org/local_picture/data.jsp?id=9933

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Island Harvest & Long Island Cares
Mineola & Hauppauge, NY

Learn more at http://www.licares.org and http://www.islandharvest.org

People Served:

Annual estimated number of clients: 259,400

Weekly estimated number of clients: 44,000

Percentage under 18: 36%

Percentage of elderly: 15%

Poverty Statistics:

Percentage below poverty line in previous month: 57%

Percentage who are homeless: 4%

Percentage who are food insecure: 69%

Percentage who are food insecure with kids: 76%

Percentage who are food insecure with hunger: 25%

Percentage with hunger with kids: 24%

Percentage who receive Food Stamps: 27%

Percentage who received General Assistance, welfare, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in the past two years: 10.2%

Working Poor:

Percentage of households with at least one employed adult: 47%

Median monthly income: $800.00

Choices:

Percentage who made the choice between food and utilities: 42%

Percentage who made the choice between food and housing: 45%

Percentage who made the choice between food and health care: 28%

http://www.licares.org/General_Information/Who_Are_The_Hungry.htm

Long Island Cares, Inc.
Who Are the Hungry in Nassau and Suffolk Counties?

WHO

CAUSES

EFFECTS

CHILDREN

	Highest percentage of population in poverty
	Are unable to care for themselves
	Limited voice
	Needs are easily dismissed and overlooked
	Unable to access feeding programs and services

	Impaired cognition leading to school failure
	Permanent brain damage
	Reduced ability to use or learn proper social skills
	Behavioral problems

SENIORS

	Multiple medications make eating unpleasant or difficult
	Not enough income to afford nutritious foods
	Depression and loneliness causes lack of a desire to eat
	Pride discourages requests for help

	Increased risk of illness and disease
	Depression and/or anxiety
	Increased visits to doctors and higher medical costs
	Fear and/or shame
	Premature death

WORKING POOR

	Paid low wages
	Lack of education
	Transportation barriers
	Childcare barriers
	Lack of affordable housing

	Lack of stamina to work
	Increased susceptibility to illness
	Missed hours of work time
	Frustration and hopelessness
	Lost sense of responsibility and pride

DISABLED
(Mentally, Emotionally, Socially, or Physically)

	Cuts in funding to care for individual
	Inability to feed themselves
	Lack of desire to eat
	Limited employment

	Depression
	Increased susceptibility to illness
	Missed hours of work time
	Frustration and hopelessness
	Lost sense of responsibility and pride

MINORITIES

	Discriminatory barriers
	Typically paid low wages
	Language barriers
	Barriers to educational opportunities

	Depression
	Alienation
	Continued barriers to achievement
	Feelings of fear and shame

HOMELESS
(Less than 5% of those in need are homeless.)

	Closing of institutions designed to care for the disabled
	Child and/or domestic abuse
	Drug abuse and/or alcoholism
	Cuts in federal welfare

	Increased risk of diseases
	Hopelessness
	Fear and/or depression
	Destructive choices

http://www.islandharvest.org/index.asp

Who is trying to help end the hunger in Long Island.

How to Contribute

Click Here to make an online donation using your Visa, Master Card or American Express credit card.

Mail Check or Money Order made payable to:
Island Harvest, 199 Second Street, Mineola, NY 11501

Lasting Legacy Program*: Bequests in your will to Island Harvest of any size may qualify your estate for significant tax savings. Seek advice of an attorney regarding this.

Matching Gift Program: Ask your Human Resources Office if your company sponsors such a program.

Grants*: Through Corporations and Foundations.

Stocks: By donating stock to Island Harvest, you may be able to eliminate or defer capital gains and receive an income tax deduction at fair market value. Thousands of families and individuals in Nassau and Suffolk County rely on Island Harvest to help them keep food on their tables. Your contribution will help provide urgently needed groceries for our neighbors facing hunger.

For more information on how to make a stock donation contact Island Harvest’s Business Manager at saundra@islandharvest.org or (516) 294-8528 x23.

*Call Randi Dresner, President & CEO (516) 294-8528, ext. 38 for additional information.

All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and will be acknowledged in writing by Island Harvest for IRS purposes.

Goods which you can donate but are not limited to:
• Food
• Raffle & Auction Prizes
• Office Supplies or equipment
• Cleaning Supplies
• Computers (Pentium 3 or higher)
• Software (Access 2004, XP)

Services which you can donate:
• Printing Services (for Events, Mailings, Newsletters, etc.)
• Graphics / Design Services (for Events, Mailings, Newsletters, etc.)
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http://www.licares.org/General_Information/Hunger_Study/2006_Hunger_Study_Local_Fact_Sheet.pdf

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Hunger 2006: The Local Report

In 2005, Long Island Cares and Island Harvest collaborated to conduct a study of the emergency food programs (EFPs) throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The report demonstrated that almost two hundred sixty thousand (259,387) Long Island residents turn to EFPs (soup kitchens, food pantries or shelters) for help each year. The population relying on emergency food to make ends meet is largely comprised of children, women, people of color, and the working poor.

EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS

• Almost two thirds (63 percent) of EFPs are faith-based organizations.

Changes in Need

• During the past four years, there has been an increase in the number of clients at more than two-thirds (67 percent) of food pantries, 54 percent of soup kitchens and 32 percent of shelters.

• During the summer months, the number of children served increases at 38 percent of food pantries and 36 percent of soup kitchens.

Reliance on Volunteers

• The vast majority of EFPs rely on unpaid volunteers: 89 percent of soup kitchens, 90 percent of food pantries and 54 percent of shelters.

• Many programs rely entirely on volunteers: 51 percent of food pantries and 59 percent of soup kitchens have no paid staff at all.

Program Challenges

• Funding: Funding problems are experienced by three-fourths (75 percent) of shelters, 47 percent of soup kitchens, and almost one-half (47 percent) of food pantries.

• Food: Insufficient food supplies are experienced by 45 percent of food pantries, more than one-quarter (31 percent) of soup kitchens and 10 percent of shelters.

• Paid Staff: Problems regarding paid staff is experienced by over 14 percent of soup kitchens and 12 percent of food pantries.

• Turning Clients Away: Among programs turning away clients almost one-half (47 percent) of food pantries and 32 percent of soup kitchens turned away clients at least once due to the lack of food resources.

EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM (EFP) CLIENTS

Demographic Characteristics of Clients

• Gender: Women comprise the majority (77 percent) of clients seeking food assistance at EFPs (predominantly Pantries and Soup Kitchens). In addition, 54% of clients consuming food are females.

• Education: 38 percent of clients have less than a high school education, more than one-fourth (27 percent) have completed high school or an equivalent, 25 percent have completed some college/two year degree and almost 5 percent have completed college or higher.

• Race/ethnicity: 32 percent of clients are Black/African American, 37 percent are White, almost 23 percent are Latino/Hispanic, and the rest are from other racial or ethnic groups.

Client Household Characteristics

• Household Composition: Almost 36 percent of all people in client households are children, 15 percent are elderly and 50 percent are non-elderly adults.

• Housing: The vast majority (70 percent) of client households rent their place of residency. Nearly one-quarter (24 percent) of client households receive Section 8 or Public Housing Assistance. 4 percent of clients are homeless.

• Working Poor: Almost one-half (47 percent) of client households have one or more adults employed. Among working age adults in client households, 21 percent (approximately 25,602 people) are employed full-time and 17 percent (approximately 20,725 people) are employed part-time. Among clients who have worked before or are currently working, more than one-sixth (15 percent) have held or currently hold managerial or professional jobs.

• Income Levels: More than one half (57 percent) of client households have monthly incomes below the official federal poverty level. Over 9 percent of client households have no income. Average monthly client household income is $1010, with half of all client households having monthly incomes of $800 or less (median). By contrast, the average monthly income for the general U.S. population in 2004 was $5,006, with half reporting incomes of $3,724.

• Sources of Income: Employment comprises the main source of income for one-fourth (25 percent) of client households and is followed by Supplemental Security Income (10 percent), social security (20 percent) and Disability (SSDI)/Workers’ Compensation (4 percent).

Participation in Food Assistance Programs

• Food Stamps: 27 percent of client households are receiving Food Stamp Program benefits. Food stamps only last client households that participate in the program an average of 2.6 weeks, with benefits running out for as many as half within two weeks (median).

• WIC: Among client households with preschool children, less than one-half (44 percent) participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).

• Child Food Nutrition Assistance Programs: Among client households with school-age children, 54 percent participate in the federal school lunch program and almost one-third (30 percent) participate in the school breakfast program. However, only 14 percent participate in the summer food service program (SFSP).

Participation of Other Public Benefits Programs

• Public Assistance: About 10 percent of client households received public assistance/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or welfare during the past two years. Among those who had received assistance, more than one-sixth (16 percent) indicated that the assistance was discontinued. Of these some were sanctioned by a welfare (or another) agency.

Extent of Hunger

• In 80 percent of client households during the past year, it was often or sometimes true that the food they bought just did not last and that they did not have enough money to get more.

• More than one-third (34 percent) of client households experienced times during the past year when they were hungry but did not eat because they could not afford enough food.

• More than one-sixth (16 percent) of client households said that there were times when they did not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money for food.

• During the past year, nearly one-half (45 percent) of client households ate less than they felt they should because there was not enough money to buy food.

• Almost every month during the past year, about one-third (33 percent) of client households had to cut the size of their meals or skipped meals because there was not enough money for food.

• More than 93,000 children are served annually by LI Cares and Island Harvest

• About 42% of client’s children often and sometimes were not eating enough because their households could not afford enough food.

• More than 21% of client’s children skipped meals because there was not enough money for food.

Choosing between Food and Other Necessities

• About one-half (45 percent) of client households had to choose between paying for food and rent/mortgage.

• More than one-third (42 percent) of client households had to choose between paying for food and utilities/heating fuel.

• More than one-fourth (28 percent) of client households had to choose between paying for food and medicine/medical care.

Health Status, Insurance and Access to Medical Care

• About 40 percent of clients have at least one household member in poor health.

• 46 percent of clients receive Medicaid, more than one-third (42 percent) receive Medicare, and as little as 34 percent have private health insurance.

• More than one-third (36 percent) of clients have unpaid medical or hospital bills.

http://www.licares.org/Statistics.htm

HUNGER STATISTICS

America's Second Harvest, the nation’s largest organization of emergency food providers, publishes a national research study on hunger called Hunger in America. Interviews are conducted nationwide at food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters. America's Second Harvest publishes the results on local and national levels.

Following are links for the most recent survey, Hunger 2006 for Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Local Hunger Study - Press Release

Local Hunger Study - Fact Sheet

Local Hunger Study - Complete Report (229 pages, 740kb)

In Land of Plenty, Many are Hungry - Newsday Editorial

Click these links for information on Hunger 2006 in the United States.

National Hunger Study - America's Second Harvest Press Release

National Hunger Study - New York Times Article

Hunger in America Web Site - Links to National Results

Numbers are not personal, however. Click here for another perspective on the hungry people of Long Island.

The reports require Adobe Reader. You can download the program from the Adobe web site by clicking this icon:

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/coffee%20quality%20mou.pdf

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OAXACA, MEXICO COFFEE QUALITY PROJECT SUMMARY

Producing high quality coffee is key to the survival of small farmer organizations in

Central America and Mexico--if they can get access to the global market. Farmers know

this and understand that, in the current market, one of the challenges they face is to

deliver a high quality product, consistently and in sufficient quantity to meet the

requirements of the specialty coffee industry. This will guarantee them a better price for

their coffee. The Ford Foundation, Starbucks Coffee Co. Oxfam America and CEPCO

(Oaxacan State Coffee Producers Network) share an interest in working with farmers to

develop a consistent, high quality product. This focus on quality will enable farmers to

receive premium prices for high quality coffee thereby improving their livelihoods,

enabling small-scale coffee producers to compete more effectively in the global

marketplace and ultimately enhancing the sustainability of the coffee industry

The three organizations have entered into collaboration with CEPCO, a coffee

cooperative in Oaxaca, Mexico, to support the farmers’ efforts to improve their postharvest

quality control techniques through technical assistance, market information and

product quality feedback. In addition, the project seeks to build a scalable model that can

be utilized in small farmer settings across the globe.

The funding from Starbucks and the Ford Foundation will be used to provide technical

assistance and employ personnel dedicated to the pilot program. Oxfam America and

CEPCO will work with farmers on all aspects of post-harvest quality control. One of the

key elements of this work will be the introduction or refinement of coffee tasting, or

“cupping”, an essential skill for small farmer organizations to develop in order to better

manage coffee quality. Participating farmers will be trained to teach other farmers the

same techniques. In addition to providing funding, Starbucks will also work closely with

Oxfam America and CEPCO to provide technical support, market information and

quality feedback.

PROJECT GOALS

The goals of the project are to:

? Increase the supply of high quality Certified Fair Trade coffee for the US specialty

coffee market from small- farmer cooperatives,

? Improve the skills of the cooperative sector by providing resources and training to

implement and standardize post-harvest quality improvement,

? Provide information and support to enable farmers to earn premium prices for their

coffee by producing a high quality product, and

? Enable the farmers to disseminate such information to other coops.

CEPCO

Oaxacan State

Coffee Producers

Network

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

The project will have five parts: (1) cupping training, (2) post harvest infrastructure (3)

process strengthening and standardization, (4) producer mapping, and (5) post harvest

quality manual and training for cooperatives.

COMMUNICATION

The project participants will ensure that the learnings from this project are shared with

small farmers in other regions, and will also aim to raise awareness among consumers

about quality coffee. Information about small-scale farmers’ efforts to redefine ‘quality

coffee’ (to mean coffee that is environmentally, socially and economically beneficial, in

addition to being high quality) will be emphasized is all project communications.

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About Oxfam America

Oxfam America is an international development organization dedicated to creating lasting solutions to

hunger, poverty and social injustice around the world. Oxfam provides financial, technical and networking

assistance to grassroots groups to support their self-help community development initiatives. Oxfam also

advocates among national and international policy-makers, suggesting humane public policies that address

structural impediments to ending poverty and hunger. In addition, Oxfam educates Americans about the

causes and solutions to world hunger and poverty. A major component of our educational and policy work

is campaigning throughout the U.S. to get Americans actively behind the important policy issues that we

believe will make significant differences to poor communities.

About CEPCO

CEPCO (Oaxacan State Coffee Producers Network) is the largest association of small-scale coffee

producers in Mexico’s state of Oaxaca. Established in 1989 in response to the continuing crisis of low

coffee prices in one of the poorest states in Mexico, CEPCO’s membership has grown to include 16,000

farmers and 44 cooperatives. Since it's inception, it has helped farmers improve coffee production

techniques and realize higher profits through cooperative marketing efforts. In addition to helping small

farmers deliver high quality coffee while earning a living wage, many of CEPCO’s members practice

organic farming – currently 6,350 farmers have achieved organic certification. An organization rooted in

Oaxaca's indigenous communities, CEPCO works to strengthen and empower these peoples, addressing

issues of social justice, cultural autonomy and grassroots democracy.

About Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty coffee in the world. In

addition to its retail locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, Starbucks

sells coffee and tea products through its specialty operations, including its online store at Starbucks.com.

Additionally, Starbucks produces and sells bottled Frappuccino? coffee drink and a line of superpremium

ice creams through its joint venture partnerships. The Company's other brands enhance the Starbucks

Experience through best-of-class products: Tazo Tea Company offers a line of innovative premium teas,

and Hear Music produces and distributes a line of exceptional compact discs.

About The Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation, established in 1936, is a private, nonprofit institution that serves as a resource for

innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty

and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. A national and

international philanthropy with assets of more than $12 billion, the Foundation has provided more than $10

billion in grants and loans worldwide. The Ford Foundation maintains headquarters in New York, offices in

countries in Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and an office in Russia.